Draycott Avenue, SW3

Road in/near Chelsea, existing until now.

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Draycott Avenue is a notable shopping street.

In 1794 the northern end of a local lane called Blacklands Lane still consisted of open land - mainly nursery gardens. By 1813 this nursery included some large outbuildings, while at the top of the lane the beginning of Cumberland Street was laid out and a terrace of houses fronted Blacklands Lane.

The house halfway down Blacklands Lane was known as the Marlborough Tavern in 1794, with pleasure grounds laid out behind it. The area between the house and Green Lettuce Lane had become a cricket ground in association with the tavern.

By 1828 most of Blacklands Lane was called Marlborough Road. The former name was retained for the part south of the junction with Cadogan Street.

In 1836 a wide band along the east side of Marlborough Road was completely built up as far east as Bull’s Gardens and Princes Street, with the exception of the grounds of Blacklands House, and most of the streets were filled with small terraced houses.

Whitelands, a paper factory, had extra buildings behind it, and further north a candle factory stood on the north side of Green Lettuce Lane fronting Marlborough Road, with other commercial buildings; a national school stood at the corner of Marlborough Road and James Street.

Marlborough Road had a wide range of shops of all kinds and had become a major retail street serving the needs of local residents.


Main source: A History of the County of Middlesex | British History Online
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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Lowndes Street, c. 1905.
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In the neighbourhood...

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Harrods Department Store frontage as viewed along Brompton Rd at night (2012)
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The London Oratory
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Bibendum, The Michelin Building on Fulham Road, Chelsea
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Buildings on the north side of Cadogan Square (2008)
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Lennox Gardens (2015) Lennox Gardens was built in the Queen Anne style over the final remaining market garden south of Knightbridge in 1882.
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The interior of St Simon Zelotes church, Milner Street, SW3
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Admiral Codrington, 17 Mossop Street, Chelsea
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Pavilion Road is London’s longest mews and runs parallel to Sloane Street
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Tite Street, SW3 (1955) Playing in the street wasn’t an activity confined to Chelsea’s mean streets as this view of Tite Street shows. Baseball is being played here. In spotted dressed and suit trousers, the young (possibly American) boys and girls look dashing as they frolic around under the sun peaking through the trees. Tite Street was formerly home to Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler.
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Walton Street, SW3 That ladder is a health and safety nightmare! Not that I believe in moaning about H&S nor nothing. I leave that to others...
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